Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
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2022-10-07 21:31
Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
KYIV: Human rights activists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a strong rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine has outraged the international community, and to the Belarusian president, his authoritarian ally. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2022 prize to imprisoned Belarus activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organisation Center for Civil Liberties. Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the panel wanted to honour 'three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful coexistence.

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